Standard 6

External Development Leadership
An External Developmental Leader actively seeks the participation of valuable stakeholders in multiple aspects of the school environment. They stay abreast of critical policy changes and mandates in their local systems, as well as state and federal. They continually communicate those changes and the effects on the school to staff, students and parents, and encourage and provide opportunities for them to be involved in decision making and planning that surround those changes. They continue to seek out and build relationships and partnerships that will help benefit the school.

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6a. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach: The school Executive designs structures and processes which result in parent and community engagement, support and ownership for the school.

Artifacts:

Reading Eggs Video:Parent tutorial sent home with letter instructing parents how to access Readings Eggs, a reading program used in K-1st grade, at home.


Fire Prevention Week:
Pictures from Community Fire Prevention Event I helped to organize for our school.


Flyer for Campus Beautification & Clean Up Day:



Community Internship:
I currently serve on the Board of Directors for the the Conetoe Family Life Center. The center is working to create a partnership with my local school system through a 21st Century grant.

CFLC summer internship 2012 from Amy Pearce on Vimeo.

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6b. Federal, State and District Mandates: The school executive designs executive protocols and processes in order to comply with federal, state and district mandates.

Artifacts:

SSMT Invitation: Served on Student Services Management Team SSMT


Copy of Monthly Fire Log and Sanitation Inspection Sheet I send in to central office.


Video created for teachers to log students into SuccessMaker.


IEL Federal Policy Institute:

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Internship Activities:

• Provided professional development on a new program, SuccessMaker, our district purchased and worked with 3rd grade teachers and librarian to create implementation plan for usage.
• Provided Professional Development for PD360, a new district adopted observation and Professional Development tool.
• Co-organized "Love the Bus" campaign.
• Worked with grade levels to ensure science instruction and implement FOSS kits in lessons.
• I was responsible for conducting Monthly Fire Drills and submitting Fire Inspection and Sanitation Logs to County Office.
• I assisted in conducting state wide Tornado Drill and providing feedback for improvement from observation during the drill.
• I assisted in conducting county mandated Intruder Drill. During the inspection we walked around with district leaders and representatives form the police department to discuss areas for improvement. My principal and I compiled and submitted reflections to our Superintendent and met with him to follow up on concerns.
• I assisted in updating the school Crisis Intervention Box required by the district.
• I was a member of the Student Services Management Team (SSMT): We studied data on at risk students, created interventions and goals for student to met, assisted the teacher in compiling resources and ensured that teachers were following Personalized Education Plans and IEPs. We also met regularly to identify if students would qualify to be place in the Exceptional Children Program, place students, development goals and accommodations
• Organized activities for National Fire Prevention week and month. One event was a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) program with the local fire department performing their puppet show while students performed, sharing fire prevention tips with parents, having a truck display and the opportunity for parents and students to go through the County Smoke House to practice how to escape out of a fire. The fire department also created a bulletin board for the month and gave fire prevention "goodies" to all of our students. I assisted in ensuring the distribution of this.
• I assisted in the planning and organizing of a Community Campus Beautification/Clean Up Day on our Campus.
• I met with the Police Chief to discuss the school's interest in partnering with their PAALS program to provide mentors for students.
• Attended district meeting on Bullying and had to share information with teachers.
• I conducted observations for teachers in an effort to give feedback to improve instruction and ensure district initiatives were being used during instruction.
• I assisted in guided reading notebook checks to ensure quality of lessons and that groups were meeting the prescribed amount of time based on student proficiency. I also assisted in the training that was provided as a result of the findings during the checks.

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Coursework/Trainings:

• DLP External Partnerships Assignment
• IEL: Policy Institute, Washington, DC
• Budget Course
• Educational Law Class
• Administrative Entry Plan: Created Plan for first 45 days at internship site. The plan include what I would do to oriente myself with the school culture, people and curriculum.
• Site Visits: A.B. Combs Elementary Leadership Magnet School, KIPP: Gaston Preparatory School, and East Garner Magnet Middle School
• Turn Around Schools Site Visits: Hertford Middle School, Overhills High School and Beddingfield High School
• Attended the North Carolina Association of School Administrators (NCASA) Conference in March 2012.
• Attended the NCDPI Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement (CCSA) in March 2012.
• Case Study on 90/90/90 Schools
• Case Study on a comparison of two principal's approaches (rudimentary response versus accomplished response) from Washington Elementary PreK-6 Rural Elementary School
• Data Day: We received training and information from representatives from EVAAS, ACRE, Metametrics, and NCDPI assessment and accountability.
• Leading and Changing School Culture Course Fall 2012
• Facilitative Leadership
• Understanding by Design
• Schooling by Design
• Digital Storytelling
• School Justice and Equity with Lynda Tredway
• Coursework in community involvement and schools

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Readings:

• Nudge
• Creating the Opportunity to Learn
• How to Win Friends Influence People
• Crucial Conversations
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Leading with Inquiry and Action
• Leading In a Culture of Change
• Revisiting Professional Learning Communities At Work
• The 48 Laws of Power
• Working With and Evaluating Difficult Employees
• A Framework for Understanding Poverty
• Trust Matters
• Working With and Evaluating DIfficult Employees
• The Daily 5
• Cafe
• Whistling Vivaldi
• The Law and Special Education
• Place and Community-Based Education in Schools
• Working Across Boundaries
• Community: The Structure of Belonging
• Linchpin

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